Guide To Visiting California State Prisons

Read this informative book written by Laura Frisbee..read on

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/258252/interview_with_laura_d_frisbee_author.html

Charles Manson is Denied Parole

Charles Manson Was Denied Parole For The 11th Time..read on

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/257629/ohio_botches_execution_again.html

Ohio Botches Execution

Ohio Takes nearly two hours to execute an inmate. Read on..

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/257629/ohio_botches_execution_again.html

Justice For Juveniles, Interview With Susan

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/244588/justice_for_juveniles_interview_with.html

Interview With Wanda Valdes, Whose Husband Was murdered by Florida State Prison Guards

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/247037/interview_with_wanda_valdes_whose_husband.html

"Early in the morning of July 17, 1999, nine guards at Florida State Prison in Starke, Florida, entered the cell of Frank Valdes. Trying to justify their behavior, they were screaming, "Where's the knife?" Armed with stun-guns, pepper, mace, and shields, they took turns beating him and stomping on his body with their boots, crushing every bone in his body and destroying every organ. Nobody should die like Frank did. Witnesses heard him moan like a wounded animal. They could tell, with his last breaths, that his lungs had collapsed. One prisoner, looking out from the bottom of his door, saw an unidentified object. He realized after staring at it that it was Frank's bloody head. After he was dead, they tried to clean him and up and put him on a food cart. At about 10.00 a.m., the guards passed the visiting park on the way to the medical area. Prisoners and visitors saw a corpse with his eyes rolled back. The Medical Dept. said that he didn't need medical care." Source, Carol Strick

Federal Judge orders autopsy for executed inmate, despite his religious beliefs.

Federal judge OKs autopsy on executed inmate despite religious objections Gabriel Haboubi at 1:33 PM ET
[JURIST] A US district judge gave the State of Tennessee permission Wednesday to perform an autopsy on executed Seventh Day Adventist Philip Workman [Wikipedia backgrounder], despite Workman's pre-execution objections to the procedure on the grounds that it would conflict with his religious beliefs. Chief District Judge Todd Campbell [FJC profile] of the US Middle District of Tennessee [official website] found that although Workman's religious beliefs warranted consideration, the state had a compelling interest in verifying the success of the lethal injection [JURIST news archive] protocol. Workman was the first inmate to be executed [JURIST report] earlier this month under Tennessee's revised lethal injection procedures [PDF text; JURIST report]. The new Tennessee protocol includes more detailed guidelines for administering lethal injections, but still uses a controversial three-drug "cocktail" of a pain killer, a paralytic to stop the lungs, and drug to stop the heart. Some say the cocktail may be ineffective in preventing inmates from suffering a painful death [JURIST report]. Dr. Jay Chapman, who created the cocktail in the 1970s, now believes that there are better drugs that could be used [CNN report]. Despite this, he still believes that if implemented properly, there is no problem with using his creation in lethal injections. AP has more.

Federal Judge orders autopsy for executed inmate, despite his religious beliefs.

Federal judge OKs autopsy on executed inmate despite religious objections Gabriel Haboubi at 1:33 PM ET
[JURIST] A US district judge gave the State of Tennessee permission Wednesday to perform an autopsy on executed Seventh Day Adventist Philip Workman [Wikipedia backgrounder], despite Workman's pre-execution objections to the procedure on the grounds that it would conflict with his religious beliefs. Chief District Judge Todd Campbell [FJC profile] of the US Middle District of Tennessee [official website] found that although Workman's religious beliefs warranted consideration, the state had a compelling interest in verifying the success of the lethal injection [JURIST news archive] protocol. Workman was the first inmate to be executed [JURIST report] earlier this month under Tennessee's revised lethal injection procedures [PDF text; JURIST report]. The new Tennessee protocol includes more detailed guidelines for administering lethal injections, but still uses a controversial three-drug "cocktail" of a pain killer, a paralytic to stop the lungs, and drug to stop the heart. Some say the cocktail may be ineffective in preventing inmates from suffering a painful death [JURIST report]. Dr. Jay Chapman, who created the cocktail in the 1970s, now believes that there are better drugs that could be used [CNN report]. Despite this, he still believes that if implemented properly, there is no problem with using his creation in lethal injections. AP has more.

New Jersey To Abolish The Death Penalty?

N.J. bill would abolish death penaltyTRENTON, N.J., May. 11 (UPI) -- A bill that would make New Jersey the first state in decades to abolish the death penalty has moved a step closer to approval. The state Senate Judiciary Committee approved the measure 8-2 Thursday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The bill substitutes a life sentence without parole for the death penalty. New Jersey has not executed anyone since 1963, although the state adopted a new capital punishment law in 1982. A special commission recommended abolition in January. The bill is not guaranteed passage in the Legislature. Two senators who voted to release it from committee warned they might change their minds in a floor vote. Sen. Raymond Lesniak, the Democrat who leads the committee, said he opposes the death penalty even for terrorists. "Terrorists want to be martyrs," Lesniak said. "Let's not give them another reason to commit a heinous act." Sharon Hazard-Johnson, whose parents' killer is on New Jersey's death row, testified against the bill. She sat next to a picture of her parents. "If the death penalty is broken, fix it. Don't get rid of it," she said. "This has taken more out of my life. I don't want to be here." http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/05/11/nj_bill_would_abolish_death_penalty/9729/

Texas adds 3 to Execution List

TEXAS:Three (3) new execution dates have been set in Texas, and all should beconsidered serious:Kenneth Foster, for August 30; Clifford Kimmel, for September 20,and Heliberto Chi, for October 3.see the updated list below for the 14 impending/scheduled execution datesfor Texas this year (thus far).....

Prison Sex

BRIDGETON — A former corrections officer at a state prison in Maurice River Township was indicted Wednesday on a single count of official misconduct for allegedly having sex with four inmates.
Karen Conlow, 35, was terminated from her job at the Southern State Correctional Facility on Dec. 5, 2006. According to the complaint, Conlow engaged in the unlawful activity — which included buying and sending a money order for an inmate — during a seven-month period in 2006. Read On...http://abolishmentmovement.mywowbb.com/forum22/2966.html

The Execution of Kenneth Foster Jr.UPDATE

Kenneth is on Texas death row, waiting to die by lethal injection, read on..http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/233797/the_execution_of_kenneth_foster_jr.html

Mustafah Chisley's Interview with the Abolishment Movement

Interview with the Deputy Chairman to the Maryland Branch of the New Afrikan Black Panther Party-Prison Chapter


Anthony (Mustafah), could you tell us about your crime and how long you have been incarcerated?First off I prefer that people call me Mustafah. I have four counts of carjacking that were consolidated under a plea agreement and sentenced to thirty years. But this is a consecutive imprisonment that began about two decades ago that included other charges. There are many discrepancies in my case that if addressed will result in my freedom but due to a few factors I'll remain silent on I have been unable to obtain any hearings through out the appeals process after being denied post - conduction relief up to the US Supreme Court by writ of Certiori.
Read On...
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/173912/interview_with_the_deputy_chairman.html

"Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides?" Brett Hartmann, Innocent on Death Row

Brett is an innocent man on death row in Ohio. Please visit his website for more comprehensive information on his case and the injustices he continues to endure. Brett was a single man of 23 at the time of his arrest. He shared an apartment, and living expenses with his mother, while working as a chef for a well recognized restaurant. Brett has always been a compassionate person, never confrontational, facing life with great inner strength and a tremendous sense of humor. He is a man with a ready smile, well liked by all who know him. In fact, after Brett's arrest, but prior to his indictment, deputy Police Chief Michael Matulavich admitted during a press conference that they did not have enough evidence to charge Brett. read on

http://www.enddeathpenaltyforbretthartmann.com/

Ray Hill and The Prison Show Documentary

Ray Hill and
The Prison Show
Documentary
May 13 8pm

This is a 55-minute documentary on Ray Hill and
KPFT¢s The Prison Show filmed and edited in its
present form by Brian Huberman of Rice University.
Introducing the film will be a 12-minute piece on The
Woodlands 10 which recently aired on the gay cable
channel LOGO. Talk-back to follow.
Admission is free but donations accepted.
theprisonshow.org

The Artery
5401 Jackson @ Prospect
entrance on Prospect
arteryhouston.org

my review on this show..

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/116962/ray_hill_and_the_prison_show.html

Interview with Roderick P. Robinson, Ex-Convict, Turned Prison Right's Activist

When Roderick P. Robinson was incarcerated in Ohio prisons, he claims to have been both physically and psychologically abused at the hands of prison guards, and staff. He claims to have proof of the corruption of America's prison system in this shocking interview.

read on...http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/225456/interview_with_roderick_p_robinson.html

Carey Dean Moore gets a Stay

OMAHA, Neb. -- The Nebraska Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the execution of death-row inmate Carey Dean Moore.
Moore had been scheduled to be executed on Tuesday for the 1979 murders of two Omaha cab drivers.

read on:

http://abolishmentmovement.mywowbb.com/view_topic.php?id=2965&forum_id=133

Tennessee Death Row Inmate Files Appeal

Attorneys for death row inmate Philip Workman asked a federal appeals court to stay his execution set for next Wednesday, May 9, 2007.
Workman was convicted for the 1981 shooting death of Memphis Police Lieutenant Ronald Oliver.
His defense team is also reviewing revised execution rules released by the state to decide whether they should be challenged in court.
Workman has two appeals pending before the 6th United States Circuit Court of Appeals.
His lawyers requested the stay of execution claiming he was convicted on perjured testimony and that the state withheld evidence that would have established Workman's innocence.
He has twice been within hours of execution when courts stepped in to spare his life.
http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=e4883d65-9653-48ae-88da-a49071e59048

Saty of Execution Sought For Alabama Inmate

Alabama has now joined in on the group of states that are challenging the method used for execution, lethal injection.

Stay of execution sought for Alabama death row inmateBy DESIREE HUNTER, Associated Press WriterMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Attorneys for Alabama death row inmate Darrell Grayson filed a motion Monday asking to stay his execution based on their concerns that the state's method of lethal injection causes"excruciatingpain.Lawyers for another death row inmate, Aaron Jones, also filed a motion Monday with the U.S. Supreme Court asking to stay his execution, scheduled for Thursday, at least until Grayson's challenge to lethal injection is heard.

read on...

http://abolishmentmovement.mywowbb.com/view_topic.php?id=2964&forum_id=84

Inmate dies After Being Left Alone, Covered In Feces

MIAMI -- A diabetic jail inmate who lost control over his lower body died after being left alone covered in his own feces for a week, and officials failed to get him medical treatment despite knowing of his condition, his attorney said Thursday. Read on:
http://abolishmentmovement.mywowbb.com/view_topic.php?id=2963&forum_id=22

Dr. Jay Chapman, Creator of Lethal Injection

By Elizabeth CohenCNN

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- When Gary Gilmore was choosing between the firing squad and the electric chair in 1977, Dr. Jay Chapman remembers discussing the inhumanity of each option with his colleagues at the Oklahoma state medical examiner's office.
"We said this is really ridiculous. We kill animals more humanely than we kill people," said Chapman.
But Chapman, then the chief medical examiner in Oklahoma, supported the death penalty. So when state legislators asked him to come up with a more humane alternative, he went to work.

Read On:http://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/04/30/lethal.injection/

Attention:

Who: Everyone is invited!

What: ABOLITION MOVEMENT May Meeting

When: Tuesday, May 1, 2007, 7-9 PM

Where: SHAPE Community Center , 3815 Live Oak at Alabama Street , Houston ’s Third Ward

Why: To fight the death penalty and support those on death row:

§ Mumia’s hearing on May 17 in the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals—solidarity action in Houston

§ Table/outreach at the Pan African Festival, May 25-26

§ Juneteenth Parade

§ The US Social Forum in Atlanta , June 27-July 1—participate in a workshop on Mumia, the death penalty and political prisoners

§ Good news from the Supreme Court for LaRoyce Smith, Brent Ray Brewer and Jalil Abdul-Kabir because of sentencing problems and for Jose Medellin because of denial of consular rights under Vienna Convention!!

§ Executions vigils in Houston for May and June to be at SHAPE at 3903 Almeda Road

§ Study group on the book Los of Empire: Legal Lynching, Vigilantism, and African American Intellectualism in the 21st Century by Larvester Gaither.

§ Update on Oct. 27th 8th Annual March to Stop Executions